เค็ม

See also: เคมี

Thai

Etymology

From Old Chinese 鹹 (OC *ɡrɯːm, “salty”) or Old Chinese 鹽 (OC *ɡ·lam, *ɡ·lams, “salt, salty”). Cognate with Lao ເຄັມ (khem), Shan ၸဵမ်း (tsém).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเค็ม
e g ˘ m
RomanizationPaiboonkem
Royal Institutekhem
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰem˧/

Adjective

เค็ม • (kem) (abstract noun ความเค็ม)

  1. salty.
  2. (colloquial) stingy (person)
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